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I'm first trimester but nothing in the gestational sac... Many many weeks of testing and ultrasounds confirm that there is nothing. So they gave me vaginal cytotec as I am not cramping or bleeding at all. Again many weeks and ultrasounds confirm that there is no baby, just a blighted ovum.

they used this on my cervix to help "ripen" it for delivery. They use a quarter of a pill at a time, at least at my hospital. The pill was a hair bigger than the end of a thermometer (the end that goes in yer mouth). They applied this to my cervix 2 times. I had no side effects from it, but everything I read about it beforehand had me freaked out. Needless to say, all their efforts to get me to have a natural delivery were moot, as I had an emergency c-section 20 hrs of labor later. :/

After my mc I bleed for close to two weeks nonstop this got me concerned so I went for an ultrasound just to make sure everything was out. They did a scan and apparently told me I still had a bit of left over tissue in my uterus. The Doc gave me cytotec (tablets) coz he said there was no need for a D & C. He told me that once I took the tablets I should make sure am near a toilet and not leave home and that I would experience some cramps which may be very painful in some cases after which whatever leftover tissue would fall out. I was so scared to take it coz I had already endured so much pain during my mc being that I miscarried at 20 weeks and had to go through the normal labour process. I took it the following day expecting the worse and apparently for me it dint work. Dint endure any pain or bleeding,nothing so I went back and they ended up doing the D&C instead. Was told it reacts differently to different people. Am so sorry for what you are going through.

Quoting terpmama:

I'm first trimester but nothing in the gestational sac... Many many weeks of testing and ultrasounds confirm that there is nothing. So they gave me vaginal cytotec as I am not cramping or bleeding at all. Again many weeks and ultrasounds confirm that there is no baby, just a blighted ovum.

After my mc I bleed for close to two weeks nonstop this got me concerned so I went for an ultrasound just to make sure everything was out. They did a scan and apparently told me I still had a bit of left over tissue in my uterus. The Doc gave me cytotec (tablets) coz he said there was no need for a D & C. He told me that once I took the tablets I should make sure am near a toilet and not leave home and that I would experience some cramps which may be very painful in some cases after which whatever leftover tissue would fall out. I was so scared to take it coz I had already endured so much pain during my mc being that I miscarried at 20 weeks and had to go through the normal labour process. I took it the following day expecting the worse and apparently for me it dint work. Dint endure any pain or bleeding,nothing so I went back and they ended up doing the D&C instead. Was told it reacts differently to different people. Am so sorry for what you are going through.

Quoting terpmama:

I'm first trimester but nothing in the gestational sac... Many many weeks of testing and ultrasounds confirm that there is nothing. So they gave me vaginal cytotec as I am not cramping or bleeding at all. Again many weeks and ultrasounds confirm that there is no baby, just a blighted ovum.

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